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Comptia Project + Project Management

Subjects : certifications, comptia-project-+, it-skills

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1. Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy project objectives
finish to finish (FF)
output (Process)
sensitivity analysis
executing processes (Process Group)

2. Expected cost needed to complete all the remaining work for a schedule activity - work breakdown structure component or project.
triggers
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
virtual team

3. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.
schedule compression
result
activity duration
milestone

4. Process of numerically analyzing the effect of identified risks on overall project objectives
progressive elaboration (Technique)
sensitivity analysis
close procurements (Process)
perform quantitative analysis (Process)

5. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.
scope management plan(Output/Input)
budget at completion (BAC)
expert judgment (Technique)
voice of the customer

6. Processes that organize and manage the project team
identify risks (Process)
project management system (Tool)
project human resource management (Knowledge Area)
variance analysis (Technique)

7. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.
parametric estimating (Technique)
constraint (Input)
Monte Carlo analysis
BCWP

8. Learning gained from the process of performing the project
resource calendar
expected monetary value (EMV)
lessons learned(Output/Input)
stakeholder

9. Centralized management of one or more portfolios - which includes identifying - prioritizing - authorizing - managing and controlling projects - programs and related work - to achieve specific strategic business objectives
plan communications (Process)
initiating processes (Process Group)
portfolio management (Technique)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)

10. Approach to optimize project life cycle costs - save time - increase profits - improve quality - expand market share - solve problems - and use resources more effectively
backward pass
collect requirements (Process)
value engineering
technique

11. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c
baseline
summary activity
specification
actual cost (AC)

12. Project model that translates the uncertainties specified at a detailed level into the potential impact on objectives that are expressed at the level of the total project. Monte Carlo Analysis
planning package
simulation
performance reports (Output/Input)
sub phase

13. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.
monitor
estimate activity resources (Process)
project scope statement (Output/Input)
technical performance measurement (Technique)

14. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.
schedule baseline
opportunity
threat
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)

15. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence
configuration management system (Tool)
activity identifier
identify risks (Process)
work authorization

16. A change request that has been processed through the integrated change control process and approved
decision tree analysis (Technique)
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
approved change request (Output/Input)
opportunity

17. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals
authority
risk avoidance (Technique)
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
sub network

18. Term used in precedence diagramming method for a logical relationship in current usage. precedence relationship - logical relationship and dependency are interchangeably used
common cause
precedence relationship
develop project charter (Process)
milestone

19. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
template
simulation
scope change

20. Document that describes how the project scope will be defined - developed and verified and how the work breakdown structure will be created and defined and that provides guidance on how the project scope will be managed and controlled by the project
scope management plan(Output/Input)
change requests
projectized organization
project management office (PMO)

21. Schematic display of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities. drawn from left to right.
project scope
preventative action
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
inspection (Technique)

22. Form of progressive elaboration planning where the work to be accomplished in the near term is planned in detail at a low level of the work breakdown structure - while the work far in the future is planned at a relatively high level of the work break
rolling wave planning (Technique)
seller
summary activity
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)

23. Calendar of working days and non-working days that determines those dates on which each specific recourse is idle or can be active
project
BCWP
historical information
resource calendar

24. Person or organization that is actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project
buffer
change control
preventative action
stakeholder

25. The date up to or through which the project's reporting system has provided actual status and accomplishments. also called as-of date and time-now date.
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
human resource plan
data date
project phase

26. Depiction in a diagram format of the inputs - process actions - and outputs of one or more processes within a system
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
flowcharting (Technique)
Monte Carlo analysis
perform quality assurance (Process)

27. The process of completing each project procurement
manage project team (Process)
project team directory
code of accounts (Tool)
close procurements (Process)

28. List of project team members - their project roles and communication information
project phase
project team directory
scope creep
lag (Technique)

29. Processes concerned with conducting risk management planning - identification - analysis - responses and monitoring and control on a project
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
project cost management (Knowledge Area)
reserve analysis (Technique)
simulation

30. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports
sponsor
activity code
closing processes (Process Group)
schedule performance index (SPI)

31. Collection of logically related project activities - usually culminating in the completion of a major deliverable. project phase is a component of the project life cycle
develop project charter (Process)
validation
project manager
project phase

32. Document that graphically depicts the project team members and their interrelationships for a specific project
effort
project organization chart (Output/Input)
change control system (Tool)
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)

33. The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete
constraint (Input)
actual duration
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
total float

34. Subdivision of a phase
decision tree analysis (Technique)
portfolio
actual cost (AC)
sub phase

35. Fixed price contract where the buyer pays the seller a set amount regardless of the sellers costs
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
schedule baseline
specification limits

36. Group of persons with a shared objective who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting fact to face.
virtual team
portfolio
specification limits
distribute information (Process)

37. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
root cause analysis (Technique)
material
functional organization

38. Budgeted cost of work performed
Monte Carlo simulation
path convergence
risk management plan (Output/Input)
BCWP

39. The value of work performed expressed in terms of the approved budget assigned to that work for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. ALSO BCWP.
template
earned value (EV)
projectized organization
project life cycle

40. Hierarchal structure of resources by resource category and resource type used in resource leveling schedules and to develop resource limited schedules and which may be used to identify and analyze project human resource management
analogous estimating (Technique)
project team directory
requirement
resource breakdown structure

41. Schedule activity that has a low total float.
near critical activity
virtual team
acceptance criteria
project management

42. Documenting project purchasing decisions - specifying the approach and identifying potential sellers
plan procurements (Process)
project scope
actual cost of work performed
early start date (ES)

43. Quantitative risk analysis and modeling technique used to determine which risks have the most potential impact on the project. typical display of results is in the form of a tornado diagram
approved change request (Output/Input)
sensitivity analysis
tool
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)

44. The enterprise whose personnel are directly involved in doing the work of the project
rework
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
performing organization
risk management plan (Output/Input)

45. Risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold
direct and manage project execution (Process)
role
change control
risk mitigation (Technique)

46. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs
decision tree analysis (Technique)
requested change(Output/Input)
approved change request (Output/Input)
perform quality assurance (Process)

47. Processes to purchase or acquire the products - services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work
resource leveling (Technique)
develop human resource plan (Process)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
BCWP

48. Document describing how roles and responsibilities - reporting relationships and staffing management will be addressed and structured for the project
rolling wave planning (Technique)
acquire project team (Process)
project time management (Knowledge Area)
human resource plan

49. Risk response planning technique for a threat that creates changes to the project management plan that are meant to either eliminate the risk or to protect the project objectives from its impact.
procurement documents (Output/Input)
Delphi technique (Technique)
Gantt chart (Tool)
risk avoidance (Technique)

50. The process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact
develop human resource plan (Process)
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
log
output (Process)